Japan vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 70% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into South Sudan about 1.7 times.
JapanSouth SudanJapan moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Japan is 0.59× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1.7× the size of Japan.
| Japan | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Juba |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to South Sudan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than South Sudan?
- No. Japan is 41% smaller than South Sudan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into South Sudan?
- About 1.7 times: South Sudan has 1.7× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and South Sudan about 1.02×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Sudan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or South Sudan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 12,188,788. Density: Japan 326 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².